Skee-shaping device



H. J. LUNDQUIST. SKEE SHAPING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.12,1920

Patented 001;. 26,1920.

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HJALMAR J. LUNDQUIST, or DULUTH, MINNESOTA. 7

.T 0 all whom it may concern 7 -Be it known that I, HJALMAR J. LIND- QUIST, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skee- Shaping Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein 7 This invention. relates to shaping devices for use in connection withpower molding machines and has special'reference to such a device for shaping or forming the upper surface of skees, or the like, nd also the The principal object of the invention is pieces of wood may be uniformly shaped upon the upper surface thereofmueh more cheaply and rapidly than heretofore;

Other objects and advantages of the in+ vention will appear in the further description thereof.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming part of this application: a Figure 1 is a side elevation of the assembled cooperative parts of the device in position in a common molding machine and carrying a piece of stock materlal'ready to be shaped by advancementthrough'the ma chine.

F 2 is a'similar view ofthe same assemblage with the form or mold carrying the skee-stock advanced somewhat in the process of shaping.

F 3 is a perspective view of the piece operated upon and after the upper surface has been completely shaped ready for com pletion into a skee.

v F a is a similar view of the form upon which the stock is carried when being shaped, and V l Fig. 5 block. V

l-leretofore ithas been the custom to form the curved upper surface of a skee by delineating same with the use of a templet upon the edge of the stock to be shaped, then sawing the piece thus marked with a hand saw.

is accomplished the making of the skee is further continued by sharpening or point- SKEE-SHAPING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

is a perspective View of the pilot After this shaping of the upper surface I Application filed January 12, 1920. serial No. 350,975.

In my improved method of shaping-the upper surface of the skee I employ the pilot block vl which in length is preferably the width of the shoe or more, and in width approximately half its length. The two oppositev halves of the upper portion ofthe block are cutaway leaving a concave inclined surface 2 from each lower corner to the center of the bloclnrviewing it transversely, the latter being convex and forming a central head or ridge'B the full length of the block, g Y This pilot-block may. be. made of wood or metal'as desired and is secured directly beneath the rotary cutting head 4 of the mold mg machine, whichlatter may be ofany tap bolts 6 are' shown as'conve'nient means for fastening the, pilot, block to-the projecting bed 7 common to such machines.

8 represents the wooden form or mold which carries the piece of stock to be shaped,

type common in theart and having-sets of feed rollers asindicatedat 5. One or more the thickness of the piece being shaped.

When the mold carrying the piece to be shaped is advanced underthe cutting bead, this extension 9 will project over the central bead of the pilot piece and form no obstruction to the advancement of the .mold. When in this position; and the advancement of the mold continues it is evident that the latter will begin to rise in mounting the pilot which will bring the stock piece, which it carries, into contact with the cutter head and the process of shaping be begun. As the advancement of the'mold continues which results automatically from the operation of the feed roller continuing to crowd the work to the cutter, the upperfs'urface of thestock v 7 mold as the latter passes over the pilot block;

The carrying recess or space on the back of the mold terminates adjacent the rear end rearwardly sufficient distance to insure the, mold being carried far enough to complete.

of the piece being shaped, the length of such being predetermined, and from which point its work by the action of the feed rollers thereupon, the mold is made the full thickv ness of the combined body portion and that of the last portionof the piece being shaped as at 10.

It is apparent that any modification of shape in the mold will result in a corresponding change of shape in the piece being operated upon and that many other shapes could be produced other than that employed for skees, for example a number of shorter pieces could be assembled in one form and the latter shaped beneath each piece to form each and every one alike as .they are successively fed through the machine. The stock piece is shown at 11.

- 1 In practice, and which forms one feature of my present invention, is the utilization of a plurality of molds in the process of making the skees and-which are used progressively,.one person feeding one or more molds carrying a piece being shaped to'the machine While another person receives them from the mach1ne,removesthe shaped pieces A carrying mold of the character de-' scribed for making skees comprising a straight elongated form rectangular in crosssectlon throughout and havlng a cutaway portion in the upper side thereofadj'acent one end, said cutaway portion being the length of the skee to be formed, the lower face of the form below the cutaway portion being of reverse contour to that of the upper face of the skee to be formed and the v forward lower end of the form being straight for a distance greater longitudinally the formfthan the non-cutaway portion above said straight section, whereby a portion of the skee when being formed will not be cutaway. Y

In testimony whereof I hereunto afipx my signaturein thepresence of two witnesses. HJALMAR J. LUNDQUIST. Witnesses:

M. W. DENHAM, S; Gno. STEVENS. 

